InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Half-Demon from Another World ❯ Johanna's Decision ( Chapter 12 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A/N: I really do apologize for taking so long to post another chapter. I really hope all of you enjoy this. Please review it would be very much appreciated. Oh yeah Sesshy is gonna be a little OOC in this chapter, but when is he not in fanfics.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha because if I did Naraku would have died a long time ago.

Chapter 12- Johanna's Decision

Johanna lets out a low whimper at the loss of body heat, but is snapped out of her lust filled haze by a dangerous sounding growl resonating from Sesshomaru's throat. It doesn't take long for her to catch the scent of Kagura, the one who attacked and tried to kidnap her. She jumps away from the tree and follows Sesshomaru from the gardens to the front gates. The sight before them makes her eyes widen in shock then narrow in hatred. Kagura is on her leaf floating in the air merciless killing demon guard after demon guard. Bodies are littered all over the place. Some still breathing others already passed onto the afterlife.

Sesshomaru notices another group of guards about to attack and stops them before they can get themselves brutally killed. Sesshomaru looks up to see Kagura looking at them with a strange look in her eyes fighting the urge to kill her on the spot. 'What is she thinking,' he wonders to himself. He steps towards the wind sorceress and asks, "What do you think you are doing on my lands?"

Smirking, Kagura lowers her feather slightly towards the couple staring at her with hate in their eyes. 'These will be the two who defeat Naraku. I can feel it. Even if I don't get my heart, as long as Kanna is safe I will be happy,' she thinks to herself. Chuckling evilly she delivers the message from Naraku, "My dear master would like me to deliver a message to the great Lord Sesshomaru." She watches as he turns away.

"I refuse to hear anything from that filthy hanyou. Nothing he says is worth this Sesshomaru listening to." He begins walking towards the castle, but doesn't make it far before Kagura's next words stop him dead in his tracks.

"You are becoming just like your father," she says as the smirk grows on her face. "Who would believe that the great lord of the western lands would fall for a -" She jumps out of the way just barely avoiding being hit by Sesshomaru's poisonous claws. 'Yes that's it. That's what I want to see you when you destroy that disgusting bastard.'

Sesshomaru's eyes bled red as he strikes again at Kagura, but she is already retreating high into the air. "I see you are not in a good mood. I'll be back when you are in a more appropriate mood for company." She quickly disappears leaving a very pissed off full-demon and a confused half-demon alone in a yard full of injured guards. Sesshomaru's youkai is screaming for him to go after her, but he knows he must stay to make sure the ones who serve him are properly taken care of.

Johanna watches as the poison dissipates and his claws recede slightly. She has enough common sense not to ask him any of the questions racing through her head at the moment. She watches as he gives orders to the uninjured soldiers. Some are to take the injured to the healers, others are to identify the dead and prepare them for burial, and the rest are dispatched to their posts throughout the land. She can see that he takes care of all those who serve him, maybe even cares.

Sesshomaru can feel Johanna's eyes on his back watching him . He is surprised to say the least that she has yet to ask any questions which he knows she has plenty of. The one thing she doesn't know about is he will be the one to go to the deceased's families to let them know of their deaths. It is his duty and only the right thing to do since they gave their lives to protect his lands. He watches as ever so slowly the courtyard is emptied, his hate for the disgusting hanyou and its incarnation growing. 'What is he up to?' he contemplates as the courtyard is finally clear of the bodies. When he doesn't feel her watching him anymore he senses her walking towards the castle.

She figures the only way she will be able to figure out what Kagura meant is to ask Inuyasha or one of the others. She is so engrossed in her thoughts she doesn't notice the dog demon until he has his arms wrapped around her waist. Before she knows it she is leaning back to him, moaning as he licks and nibbles on her neck. He whispers into her ear, "This is to remind you of what is to come in a week." He abruptly let's her go and disappears in only a way he can leaving behind a very aroused and pissed off female hanyou.

Johanna lets out a frustrated growl and stomps the rest of the way to the castle. As she enters the castle and makes her way to her room, everyone moves out of her way knowing it is not a good idea to cross paths with her at the moment. You don't have to be a demon to know this since Kagome is about to stop and ask her question, but sees the look on her face and thinks better of it. Johanna storms past her in to her room and slams the door. It isn't long before she begins pacing the room. She knows she will have to apologize to Kagome later, but right now her mind is a mess. She doesn't know what she should me worried about: Naraku or Sesshomaru. She still didn't know why this Naraku guy wants her, but from all she gathered it isn't for anything good. On the other hand she knows exactly what he wants from her. He wants to mate with him. She knows he has physical attraction towards her, but doesn't know if he holds any true feelings for her. Her head is beginning to hurt from thinking too much so she decides to lay down and takes a nap.

Sesshomaru sits behind his desk in his study. He has just come back from informing the families of their loved ones' deaths. He tries greatly to read the scroll in font of him, but he can't keep his mind off what happened in the garden. 'Why do I keep losing control like that? I am a great and powerful demon known for staying in control. Whenever I'm around her my mind shuts down and my body takes over.' Becoming frustrated he slams his fist on his desk disturbing many of it's occupants.

This is when his common sense decides to take part in the conversation. 'It's because she is the least annoying female you have met in a long time.She doesn't hae even though she might be slightly pissed at you at the moment, but you can tell she cares for you deeply.'

Sesshomaru can't believe how right that all sounded. "Must you sound so sure of yourself,' he mumbles out loud. Good thing he is alone.

'Why yes. For I am a part of you afterall. Now be a good boy and go get your mate or else.' :"Or else what?"

'I will take control of your body when you are sleep and fix you up like the beautiful woman that you are. Then I will parade you in front of everyone in the castle.' His face pales slightly. "Fine fine. I'm going." 'Good boy.'

The sun has already set when Johanna awakens. She looks around to try to find what woke her up. It doesn't take long for her to find out the source is her stomach growling. She missed lunch when she went into the gardens with Sesshomaru and has slept through dinner.She wnders if they are any leftovers and leaves her room to find the kitchens. She arrives to find no one other than the one person/demon she wants to see at the moment. Inuyasha is sitting at a table with a platter of roasted boar in front of him."Do you plan on eating all that by yourself?" She sits on the stool next to him adn reaches over to snatch a piece of meat.

Inuyasha is surprised that he didn't sense Johanna coming in until she spoke, but he knows it is because he was deep in thought. "No you can have some. I was just to nervous to eat at dinner," he says as he moves the platter over so she can have better access. 'Maybe she'll know of a way I can ask Kagome to mate with me,' he thinks to himself as he watches her out of the corner of his eye. Ever since they both declared their love for each other that's all he has been thinking about. He knows what is to come during mating season and wants to prepare her. He also wants to know exactly what happened outside earlier. Inuyasha was about to go outside when he smelled Kagura's scent, but stopped short when he could feel Sesshomaru's anger and hate coming off of him in waves. He might not be the brightest one in the bunch, but he really hadn't felt like getting his ass kicked by Sesshomaru today. He is brought out of his thoughts again by the only other occupant of the kitchen calling his name. "What?"

"Is something wrong? I've called your name five times." She has been trying to get his attention so she can begin her questions. "Anyways, there are a few things I want to ask you about."

"Good because I have a few of my own I wanna ask you." Inuyasha wonders about what she might want to ask him. He pretty much figures it has something to do with his brother since he can smell his scent all over her. "You go first."

"Okay. My first question is why is everyone so pissed at this Naraku. According to Sesshomaru he is the one who sent Kagura after me." She reaches over to grab a pitcher of water and two glasses pouring them each a cup. She takes a sip waiting for him to begin.

"Hmmm, let's see. I really don't feel like going into all the details so I'm just gonna give you the short version, okay?" He continues after he sees her nod her head. I used to think I loved another miko before Kgome, but Naraku deceived us both and I ended pinned to a tree for fifty years and she died. Miroku wants him dead because he put a curse on his grandfather and that's why he has the wind-tunnel. Sango wants him dead because he killed her whole village and has her brother under his possession. I guess that pretty much sums up everything without going into complete detail. What's your next question?"

Johanna almost misses his question since she is still trying to digest what he has told her. "Oh yeah. Maybe you can tell me what actually occurs during mating season. Sesshomaru keeps mentioning it, but he has yet to actually explain what takes place and it's starting to give me headache. I like to know what's about to happen so I can be prepared."

Inuyasha begins to think to himself for a minute trying to remember what he's heard about the mating season. "All I pretty much know is that it lasts a week and the demons use this as a chance to find their mates. Powerful demons like my brother gather potential mates and a babysitter as Kagome calls them to their castle for the whole seven days. I also know in some cases the demon has someone close to interview the prospects. I never really seen this happen so I 'm pretty much going by what I've heard, so I really don't know how much of this is true."

"That's okay. At least I know more than I did five minutes ago. It'll come in handy." She sticks a piece of meat in her mouth and chews for a few moments then swallows remembering Inuyasha saying he has questions for her as well. "Hey Inuyasha I thought you said you had to ask me something?"

Being the demon Inuyasha is he just comes right out and asks instead of beating around the bush like most would do. "I am thinking about asking Kagome to become my mate, but I don't know how to approach her. Sometimes she can be quite sensitive to the way that I can say things. Believe me, one time I tried to say something nice and she took it the wrong way. It took me half an hour to get myself out of the hole created by all the sit commands. If you can help me avoid that at any cost I will be forever in your debt."

Johanna looks into Inuyasha's eyes to make sure he is being sincere and telling the truth. She has become very protective of all her friends lately even those that might not consider her one of their friends. When she sees that he is being honest she begins to think. "Does she have any idea about your feelings toward her?"

"Yeah on the way here we told each other how we felt about the other."

She nods her head. "You're already off to a good start. First we need to think of a time and place. I think the gardens would be the perfect place and it has to be at night. There's just something romantic about being proposed to in the moonlight. Now the question is when do you plan on asking her the big question?"

He thinks about it for a moment and figures he better do it as soon as possible because he might not have the courage to do it later. "I guess tonight would be a better time than any."

"Let's see, we don't want it to get too late or she might already be asleep. How about I go find her and tell her to meet you in the gardens. That way you have time to calm your nerves and prepare yourself. I'm going to tell you now the best way to ask her is to come right out and say it." With this said, she leaves Inuyasha to gather his thoughts as she heads off to hunt down the miko.

Before she begins her search she decides to go to Rin's room to tell her goodnight. On the way there she peers out fo archway leading into one of the many courtyards ans sees Miroku and Sango cuddled under a tree looking at the moon. 'It looks like Inuyasha isn't the only one to gain a fiancee tonight,' she thinks to herself as she continues walking.

When she reaches Rin's bedroom she realizes she won't have to go look for her friend after all. She finds her sitting on the floor playing a game with the child. Johanna notices the look of joy on both of their faces and wonders if that will be her and Rin if she decides to mate with Sesshomaru. She clears her throat to get their attention. When Kagome turns to look at her she looks down at the floor in guilt remembering the way she acted towards the miko earlier.

Kagome senses her friend guilt and quickly goes over to her friend to give her a hug. "It's okay, Johanna. Everyone is allowed to have their bad days every now and then."

'So she thinks I just had a bad day,' Johanna thinks to herself as she hugs her back. 'If she only knew.' "Thank you , Kagome. I'm much better now and the reason I came to find you is Inuyasha wants to see you in the gardens. He said he needed to talk to you about something."

Kagome steps back from her friend with a surprised look on her face. "Do you know what he wants to talk to me about?"

"No I have no clue." She wants it to be a complete surprise and hopes Inuyasha will be able to go through with it. Her train of thought is broken by a cough coming from the other presence in the room she has temporarily forgotten. "You go ahead and meet Inuyasha while I play with Rin."

"Sure. I was teaching her how to play Candyland," she says as she turns to look at the little girl. "Right Rin?"

Rin nods her head. "Yes and this Rin is winning."

Johanna can't help, but smile. "Is that so. How about I play a game with you while Kagome goes to talk to Inuyasha then I'll tuck you in bed?" At the look on Rin's face she knows she has to add something to the deal so she says, "If you let me tuck you in after a game or two I'll tell you a really great story."

The little girl has a thoughtful look on her face before quickly agreeing to the terms. At this point Kagome quietly excuses herself from the room and Johanna takes the spot the miko previously occupied. "Well Rin shall we continue the game." Rin is able to con Johanna into playing five games before being tucked into bed. "Now how about that story." Rin nods her head eagerly waiting for the story to begin.

Johanna sits next to Rin with her back against the wall. "Let's see. There once was young girl named...Lina who had a very loving family. Despite this fact Lina always felt like she didn't belong unless she was around her older brother. He made her feel like she had a purpose in her family. Lina and her brother always did things together like ride their bikes and go to the mall, but that all ended one night not long after Lina had turned 14. Her brother was left to watch her and her siblings while her parents went out. Lina thought it would be a good idea for her to sneak out of the house and spend some time with her friends. What she didn't plan on was her brother going to her room to check on her and find her missing. When she came back later that night they got into a big fight and she said some things that she didn't mean, but they still hurt her brother. He stopped talking and went to his room. The next morning he was gone making Lina feel all alone."

Sesshomaru has just left his study and is standing outside of Rin's room. He had come to tuck Rin in for the night, but stops when he hears Johanna voice coming out of the room. She is telling his charge a story bout a young girl. It takes a few moments before he realizes that its about her.

"At least that's how she felt until she went to visit a friend, Kina, in a far away place. When she got their some amazing things happened. She met some of Kina's wonderful friends. he most amazing ones she met were the brother of Kina's boyfriend and his daughter. Lina never thought she would be able to care so deeply for two people she had just met. The guy never showed any emotion, but she knows he has some kind of feelings or he wouldn't have asked her to be his mate. When he asks Lina this she told him she had to think about it. It didn't take her as long as she thought for her come up with a decision." Johanna looks down to see Rin has fallen asleep this is also when she notices Sesshomaru's presence outside the door.

'I wonder how long he's been standing out there. Well I guess now is a better time than any,' she thinks as she makes her way towards the door. She opens the door to find Sesshomaru leaning against the wall directly across from the room's entrance. She slides the door close and takes in his appearance. He has his arms crossed and his eyes closed with his head lowered toward his chest. Even in this position he looks quite formidable. As she moves towards him he opens his eys and lifts his eyes.

Sesshomaru might look like he doesn't care on the outside, but on the inside he is just dying to know her decision. He watches Johanna walk toward him comes to a stop a few inches away. The dog demon feels a slight twitch in his nether regions as he feels the heat coming from her body. He fights the urge to run his hands through her strawberry blonde hair and pull her into a kiss. He is pulled out of his thoughts when he realizes she is calling his name. 'This Sesshomaru is behaving like a pup in it's first heat. I have better control than this.' "What do you want?"

"It's about time you answered," she growls. She has been calling his name for a good two minutes and was about pop him on the head. She notices how the light from the candles give his eyes a slight glow making them look even more beautiful. She shakes her head slowly trying to get rid of the lustful thoughts that has slipped into her head. "I was trying to tell you that I have come to a decision."

Sesshomaru raises one finely shaped eyebrow. "And that would be?"

"Well you arrogant asshole I was gonna say I'll mate you, but now I don't know if that's such a good idea." Her violet eyes darken slightly as she becomes frustrated at the Inuyoukai's silence. They stare at each other waiting to see who would be the first to break eye contact. Johanna is torn between anger and sadness at the fact that Sesshomaru has shown no reaction to her statement. Tired of dealing with this, she breaks the stare first by turning away, but is stopped by a firm hand on her arm. Before she can tell him to let go he has her pressed firmly against his chest and engaged in a asthma inducing kiss. Knowing the kiss won't last too much longer, Johanna decides to enjoy herself as much as possible. She teases him a little by slightly grinding her hips into his.

Sesshomaru moans into her mouth as she moves against his erection that seems to keep growing. He tightens his arms around her and spin her around until she is the one pressed against the wall. Without hesitation he quickly lifts her up making her wrap her legs around his waist. Never the one to be outdone he begins to repeatedly grind against her crotch making her break the kiss to gasp and release a low moan. He begins to suck on her neck and leave little bite marks. She runs her fingers through his hair holding his head against her neck. Johanna lets out a louder moan. Sesshomaru hears Rin waking up and knows he has to end his 'fun'. With his twisted little mind becomes up with the perfect way. He leans in towards her ear and whispers huskily, "For a virgin you act like a bitch in heat."

The next thing he knows she has slapped him and is walking down the corridor muttering something about men, hormones, and ruining the moment. He finishes straightening his clothes the moment Rin slides her door open. "Why are you up Rin?"

"Is someone yawn hurt Master Sesshomaru? I thought I heard someone moan in pain." The little girl says this while rubbing her eyes.

For once Sesshomaru is glad his charge is to young to uunderstand these things. "It was nothing Rin. Now go back tobed. You will need all of your rest. This next week everyone including you will be quite busy." He ushers her back into the room and tucks her into bed again.

"G'night Master yawn Sesshomaru," she says as she wiggles around a littl bit, getting comfortable. She instantly falls back to sleep.

He sits and watches her sleep for a few minutes before gently kissing her on th forehead and saying, "Goodnight my Rin." Quietly leaving her room, he heads to his study to begin making the proper preparations for the mating week. He isn't completely unaware that his brother is about to take a big turn in his life as well.

Inuyasha is gazing at the moon when Kagome finds him. She has to stop and stare at how beautiful he looks. The moonlight reflecting off of his silver hair giving him the look of an angel. As she takes a step forward he turns to her and smiles softly causing her heart to skip a beat. She continues to walk toward until they are about a foot apart. "Johanna said that you needed to see me Inuyasha. Is something wrong?"

"No, there's just something that I need to ask you. Come on. Let's sit." He grabs a hold of her hand and pulls her over to a nearby bench. He takes a few deep breaths to calm his nerves. "You know that the demon mating season is coming up soon right."

She nods her head not even noticing that he has taken their hands and entwined their fingers. He glances at her out of the corner of his eye. He turns his gae back towards the lake in front of them watching moon's reflection on the water. "I love you and I was...will you..oh forget this. I want you as my mate Kagome. You're gonna be my mate."

Kagome is so shocked she doesn't know what to say except for the word 'sit' does come to mind. She must have that 'look' on her face because his eyes suddenly go wide and he starts stuttering. "W-what I mean is will you be my mate." He takes a deep breath before saying the next word. "Please?"

Before he knows it she tackles him to the ground and wraps her arms tightly around his neck. "Yes yes I would gladly be your mate Inuyasha. Took you long enough.'

"Oh Kagome." He firmly wraps his arms around her and buries his face in her neck. More happy than he thought that he'd ever be knowing he has found his mate.

Thanks for reading this chapter. I hope you really enjoyed this. I just realized that the last chapter was the first time that I described Johanna.

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